Since we began researching collisions in the spring of 2014, Safe Wings volunteers have documented 148 species of wild birds injured or killed by buildings in the Ottawa area. (* Denotes Species at Risk)
WATERFOWL
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Green-winged Teal
Hooded Merganser
GROUSE, QUAIL and ALLIES
Ruffed Grouse
Wild Turkey
HERONS and ALLIES
Green Heron
VULTURES, HAWKS and ALLIES
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
SHOREBIRDS
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wilson’s Snipe
American Woodcock
GULLS and TERNS
Ring-billed Gull
PIGEONS and DOVES
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
CUCKOOS
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
OWLS
Eastern Screech-Owl
Snowy Owl
Barred Owl
Great Gray Owl
Great Horned Owl
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
NIGHTJARS
Common Nighthawk*
Eastern Whip-poor-will*
SWIFTS
Chimney Swift*
HUMMINGBIRDS
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
KINGFISHERS
Belted Kingfisher
WOODPECKERS
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
FALCONS and CARACARAS
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon*
TYRANT FLYCATCHERS: PEWEES, KINGBIRDS and ALLIES
Olive-sided Flycatcher*
Eastern Wood-Pewee*
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Alder/Willow (Traill’s) Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
SHRIKES
Northern Shrike
VIREOS
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
JAYS, CROWS and RAVENS
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
SWALLOWS
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
TITS and CHICKADEES
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee
NUTHATCHES
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
TREECREEPERS
Brown Creeper
WRENS
House Wren
Winter Wren
KINGLETS
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
THRUSHES
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson’s Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush*
American Robin
CATBIRDS, MOCKINGBIRDS and THRASHERS
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
STARLINGS
European Starling
WAGTAILS and PIPITS
American Pipit
WAXWINGS
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
LONGSPURS and SNOW BUNTINGS
Snow Bunting
WOOD-WARBLERS
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Golden-winged Warbler*
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Cape May Warbler
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler*
Wilson’s Warbler
SPARROWS and OTHER EMBERIZIDS
American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow*
Nelson’s Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln’s Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
CARDINALS, GROSBEAKS and ALLIES
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
ICTERIDS
Bobolink*
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark*
Rusty Blackbird*
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
FINCHES and ALLIES
Pine Grosbeak
House Finch
Purple Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Evening Grosbeak*
OLD WORLD SPARROWS
House Sparrow
